OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 12182

jail

/d͡ʒeɪl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chincha • chirona • chironda • cárcel • gayola • penal • peni • penitenciaría • presidio • prisión • trena • trullo
A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
released from jail
serve time in jail
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